Well, I'm sure every team has some players that it is over-paying and others that it is under-paying. The question is "Are you getting the most bang for your buck?". One way to look at it would be to suppose the season ended today. How much did each team pay for each victory?

Well, Oklahoma City has managed 22 wins out of a $56 million payroll. They must be doing something right.

The Bobcats, on the other had, have managed only 3 wins out of their $57 million payroll.

The Pistons are in the bottom third in money spent per win. They have the 2nd smallest payroll in the NBA at $49 million and have manage 9 victories.

You'd have to go further and look at the overall profitability of each team. It may make sense to pay more for each victory than another team if you make it up in fan attendance, etc. Although, we can't really get a good look at the income statements.

In looking at your table- are we really the 2nd lowest payroll in the NBA (with Bengo and Villanueva as a big chunk of it?)? That's amazing.

If we are the 2nd lowest payroll and only the 3rd or 4th worst team, then I'd say Joe is doing a heck of a job!

How much $$ were the Bulls willing to pay Gordon approximately? You got to wonder how much he lost by leaving there. They still have a spot for him and they might have won the title last year if he was still there.

He'd be a star had he stayed in CHI and now at best he's either forgotten or worse, a punchline.